😮 REFEREE Worst MISTAKES! IST's DUBIOUS DECISIONS Part I

Dubious Decisions that IST has filmed over the years.
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[@michaeldunn1754]

Oof. Some embarrassing calls here. Just goes to show: refereeing is HARD. There's no such thing as referee practice - the only way we get better is doing games. If players and coaches want better referees, they need to stop abusing referees into quitting.

[@Not_a_smart_man]

Absolutely. We have the benefit of seeing camera replays even though a lot of these should have easily been called on the field. But it all comes down to needing on-field experience. Believe me, you can only learn so much from watching clips/online training. And the big issue is that these men's leagues (or is it a single league?) that IST films embody everything that is bad about player behavior that drives referees from the sport, and then you're left with subpar refs who then have to get experience in these types of games to learn how to handle them, but by getting experience you will make mistakes, which will make you receive abuse, which will make you quit doing it. It's really a tough situation.

[@mr.gorehowl5160]

Except that last clip hahahahah

[@ISTSoccer]

To be fair.. let's say we film 100 games. We only post maybe 20 that have controversial moments. So it's not a fair representation of the area & games we film. The rest of the games are mild tempered and well officiated. Unfortunately those games don't get the views

[@albertlwj]

abuse was what drove me from officiating. This was 25 years ago....I was officiating a football match (mind you, this was just intramural games in college). One of the players drove his forearm into the opponents' neck, for which I gave him a deserved red card. the team then proceeded to surround me and abuse me verbally. Near the end of the game, one of the same team's players proceeded to yank their opponent down by the collar so hard, it left a mark on the player's neck. I gave them another red card, for which the team proceeded to chase me around the pitch. I then blew my whistle to signal a forfeit as I was worried for both my and the other team's safety. As I was walking off the pitch, the offending team grabbed me and tried to drag me to the parking lot. Thankfully, bystanders and my fellow referees intervened. I decided there and then, that $5/hr just wasn't worth it. Yes, that's how little referees earned back then.

[@lightningmusic1445]

@@ISTSoccer about 70 percent off the games i referee(UK) i have problems its very rare that people dont argue. its the fault of the parents and coaches who encourge this behaver

[@savagepoodle321]

7:36 No contact with the ball, the tackle was airborn and therefore uncontrollable, meaning it is a dangerous tackle. Furthermore The player was studs first. This was 100% a foul....

[@x08Gunner08x]

Yeah that’s what I thought too

[@cafueu9373]

7 min and 48 seconds is a stone wall foul

[@german_connection8275]

Hello Im from germany and football referee I'll address some mistakes .what I would give from my point of view. i use the google translater my english not so good sorry ! 0:45 no lazy he play the ball. 0:58 lazy its a penalty.1:53 no lazy play the ball. 2:12 lazy White get a yellow card. 2:47 lazy the goalkeeper last man get red card and White penalty. 3:43 lazy red get yellow card. 4:20 lazy and 4:29 lazy blue get yellow card. 4:45 anyone say this is not a goal go home and play With your BABY. 6:37 lazy penalty and White get yellow card. 6:58 he get the ball but he get in to hard free kick yellow. 7:25 free kick for green yellow get a red card from behind with stretched leg. 8:00 lazy outside no penalty. 8:47 no offside. 9:27 lazy free kick red straight leg. 9:43 no offside. 10:10 no lazy. and the last no offside!

[@luckyluke9250]

The last offside was so close 😅😅😅😅😅😂😂

[@justjames1348]

Some ref's are actually special. Had a ref's call offside when the defender was goalside. The player didn't come from a offside position.

[@qwertymklop4857]

a lot of correct calls but my god some of these are so bad its unreal, some of these shouldnt be near a football pitch

[@trygvelie573]

Hello. I agree there are some big mistakes in this video, however some of the decisions here are correct, why are they included? I'm also a referee and enjoy a lot of your videos, but making referees look bad when their decisions are correct makes no sense. By the way, a tackle isn't necessarily clean even if you get the ball. If excessive force is used or there is a dangerous tackle, it is punishable.

[@ISTSoccer]

Point taken. Will check with local referees before posting this type of video again

[@trygvelie573]

@@ISTSoccer I had a proper look and realised my cursory glance at the video earlier was a bit too cursory. Here are the clips and my take on these situations: 0.00-3.40 All these are refereeing errors. 3.45 Correct free kick, might have given a yellow here but I don't think it's clear cut, it depends on what the referee has allowed until this point in the match. 4.25 This might be a free kick. It's very soft contact though and frankly I'd expect the white player to be able to stand on her feet, it's very light contact. 4.29 Referee follows the ball, a human mistake. It's a late kick and should be punished with a yellow card. White player still falls very easily though. 4.40 This is obviously an awful mistake and I completely understand the reaction from the players. The older of the referees handles the aftermath very badly. 6.30 Correct decision as white n. 12 gets a slight touch on the ball. 6.58 Red defender's right hand seems to hit the opponent's face, this is a free kick even if he wins the ball itself cleanly, and a potential yellow card. 7.25 Correct freekick, but this is a borderline red card for the yellow attacker. Feet off the ground, lunges in with a lot of force, studs out. 8.00 I misunderstood this incident at first viewing. Yes, it's a mistake, the foul is outside the box. 8.45 Yeah this is awful. 9.25 Looks like a clean challenge, I think the referee gives it because he makes a little lunge into the challenge. 9.40 Oooof. Yeah... 10.05 This is not a free kick although the defender taps his heel as he falls. The reaction from the spectators is unacceptable nonetheless. 10.40 Yep, a terrible call. Like I said I enjoy these videos. More footage and compilations of referees for better or worse would be very interesting, both good decisions and bad.

[@MazTheWizard]

The ref in the game at 4:20 is probably one of those "Don't act like a girl, what is this shit" type of guys. He should stop being a ref, because he didn't just miss 2 clear fouls, he even acted like that 2nd kick (which was obviously meant to hit the girl) never happened..

[@nolanwalker1271]

HAHA there are so many to write about, but that offsides before he even crosses the half field that is such a terrible callll

[@ribbonsofnight]

For every clearly wrong call the referee makes on offside there's usually 5 right calls that the players are complaining about bitterly.

[@holmj12]

2:40 hard to blame the ref for not seeing the foul occurred in the penalty area. Definitely strange to not call the foul right away, but a foul is correct, yellow card is correct, just missed the pk which is tough in real time.

[@DC-kr9rm]

I think fans have a hard time accepting a right call when a referee gets to it at an unusual way. The referee may have thought it was clean then got to the player and realized the extent of the tackle and changed his mind. And for the record for anyone reading this, as long as the ball is out of play, the referee is fully within his right to make the call at this point. Good on the referee for getting the foul at least, even if he didn't get it inside the penalty area.

[@vika0194]

That’s a very easy call. Clearly inside. Whenever it looks outside it’s inside because of the momentum. Simple referee training.

[@holmj12]

@@vika0194 you have a very different definition of "very easy" then a vast majority of people. As a referee, the whole falling scenario is not how referees are trained. Referees need to see the foul occur in the penalty area. Referees are told to ignore where the fouled player falls and focus on where the foul occured. At full speed and when you don't have the right angle it is very difficult to get the right decision. This is why at the pro level VAR is allowed to be used to help the referee with this import and difficult decision. Unless you are 100% sure it occurred inside the penalty area (which includes the line) then it occurred outside.

[@vika0194]

@@holmj12 When a player runs towards the penalty area and gets fouled and it seems like it's clearly inside, it's 99,99% outside. And vice versa. Look at any of these cases. Refs always make the incorrect call and get corrected by VAR when this scenario happens. I am a referee myself and this is simple mathematics and momentum. Has nothing to do with ''what you see''. Because what you see is incorrect because of the high speed.

[@jamesmeacham1305]

A significant percentage of these were correct calls...even if some were really bad. As a referee, we all make mistakes; even the best referees sometimes make bad mistakes. The alternative is not having officials. I appreciate IST saying that the majority of referees do a good job, even if those games don't rack up the views.

[@jamespicksley5781]

Oh, go on. Go through and point out how and why "a significant number of these" were correct. Because from other responses you've given me you've already shown yourself to be inept as a referee. To the point of trying to first deny a referee standing on a players foot, and then to justify it.

[@bryantrudy568]

If you think the vast majority of those were the correct calls, you have 0 business being on a pitch to officiate a match.

[@rickardbjorken482]

@@bryantrudy568 a bit late but you are changing what he said. "A significant percentage" does not equal "a vast majority". Very big difference. "A significant percentage" could be defined as 10%, while "a vast majority" has to be way more than 50%.

[@chm1939]

Referees make very few mistakes per match compared to players, yet players don't appear to receive abuse and violence anywhere as often and as significant as referees do. But, of course, the player has better knowledge of the laws of the game than the referee. Coaching staff - even more. Let's not forget about the avergage spectator! They know an incredible amount more of the rules than officials do. Maybe the hours of training and studying that referees put in to allow the beautiful game run seems to be insignificant as everyone else apparently knows best. Unfortunately, it will always be the many against the few.

[@Crupi-kf4ss]

the call at 7:07 was the correct one. He got fouled and played the advantage to which the next player took the ball off of him. therefore the foul is given

[@Isaacbeatbox1]

are you talking about the one before that should have been a PK? if not i agree, but that first one was PK for sure

[@mbkincaid1]

1:08 is why there shouldn't be so many lines on the field

[@bernardokolbe]

6:21 ahahahaha

[@stuartlawson7977]

The world is full of these referee's how some of them get through the test. After reading the referee's charter l don't know. But it's a case of l'm in charge and SOD the rules.

[@iansoccerreferee]

Just because someone wins the ball on a tackle doesn't mean they take out the player and foul them in some way. That first tackle is like that and I agree with the ref. There was contact with the leg tripping the opponent. Most players (even ones that have played a long time) don't understand this.

[@colecooper2876]

ball first... leg second... not a foul. I could understand stoppage of play if either player was injured after the contact but both players shot right up and the play could've continued.

[@jackkane6828]

@@colecooper2876 that is not the rule. simplifying it to ball first to leg second. implies that I could spike you on the knee if i got ball first.

[@jambow8469]

@@colecooper2876 literally it is lol. for example at 7:31 the trailing leg takes him down, correct call would have been to also give a yellow. Just because you possibly hit ball first doesnt change anything at all

[@colecooper2876]

This is literally a compilation of referee mistakes, that is not a foul, there is contact with the player after the ball but no malintent is shown. Both players continue play. @@jambow8469

[@davidlofgren96]

Most players “don’t understand this” because they’re right. The first tackle was in no way a foul at all. You try giving that as a foul at semi-pro level and you’ll be slaughtered by players, coaches, fans and observers.

[@jd2926]

Refs are humans too. 😢😢😢

[@sayinhurma]

i dont understand , what is the mistake at 7:25? its a clear foul

[@spencerporter3610]

I think it should have been at least a yellow. Probably a red. The tackler comes in high, with studs showing, gets the man before the ball.

[@spencerporter3610]

actually I don't think he ever gets the ball

[@moenrawkvids]

reff should check the video's from IST crew, so that there are no doubtful and detrimental decisions...

[@BorisEC0902]

the biggest worst case for every ref is this one moment when 5 or more players are coming around u, talking, discussing and yelling to at once…and u have to „accept“ that. but also there are refs they are foing too much in…sometimes u have to ignore some stuff.

[@matteozardi6070]

That last one has to be the most ridiculous call I have ever seen in my life. He's literally directly in line with both the player & defender. What in the hell are these refs smoking????

[@marwin4038]

Easy to say from behind the camera. Get certified and do some games. Oh, and don't do the youth games, go straight into the mens open divisions please.

[@matteozardi6070]

@@marwin4038 are you the ref?? Did I hurt your feelings? I am a ref....for men's divisions in Argentina. What do you know? I refed youth before also....so what is easier behind the camera? Bad calls are bad calls. Go cry now puta.

[@MazTheWizard]

@@marwin4038 Yeah, that's a terrible response. If you can't see that as a linesman, you should stop. There are literally only 2 players in front of him and still he didn't manage to see that it was not offside. Terrible refereeing.

[@marwin4038]

I never said the AR didn't miss the call. My point is that it's real easy for folks to sit and watch replay's or from the bleachers and judge. Maybe he's a new ref or new to the game. Maybe it was his 5th game of the day. Who knows, but I bet he didn't raz any player for missed passes, tackles, defending, or goals. You want perfection, look in the mirror first, then go get certified and start doing games. @@MazTheWizard

[@DiceROG]

Dude, that last call has no excuse and it's one of the easiest ones to see. As you said he was literally in line with them to see the run, but not only that: both the passer and the reicever were behind the centre line making it impossible to be offside. Kinda infuriating to watch

[@Ep1CxHaCkEr]

Ref @2:15 for sure hates POCs lmao

[@Luke-cu7bf]

what a totally idiotic comment

[@japphan]

Many of the calls were very tight; did the tackler hit the ball or player first? For those, a ref is doing an excellent job getting 70% right, and I would personally not blaiming a ref for getting any call of that nature wrong. But some mistakes were just incomprehensible. Not matter that many calls were correct, the video is well edited and enjoyable to watch.

[@ribbonsofnight]

Hitting the ball first does not mean it's not a foul.

[@Kickboxing1601]

They’re gonna miss some now and then. Still no worth the abuse and the constant whining these players do. Give it a rest with the complaining

[@JohnSmith-yc1wb]

Some of the calls certainly were not great. However, while all are trying their best, the quality of football is atrocious. Unrealistic to expect refereeing of an EPL standard when it’s mostly amateurs having some fun.

[@brucejones2193]

Easy to criticize when you’ve never worn the stripes

[@tvojslauf]

The bloody murder screaming on this channel. Seems like no one is enjoying themselves. No one.

[@tomahawkjack7127]

As a player in the UK semi pro I can say alot of the calls the refs make are correct for the US but here in the UK the its more physical really of you get the ball you can take the player out as long as there isn't any studs up or above ankle hight I am a gk and I have been taught really I can protect myself but putting my knee up even if its head hight of other players and there has been many times I have actually kneed someone in the face but never has there been a foul called as I am allowed to protect myself same with punches I can really follow through even if I clip someone with my fist but I see many time in the US these are given as fouls I don't get it as they pretty much have the same rule book I just think over there players are protected by the ref too much

[@ribbonsofnight]

It's not the right call just because referees are consistently making the wrong call.

[@margonovitsch4655]

American fans proves that they dont know whats going on... Jfc XD

[@hansarg5879]

dumb and dumber @1:24

[@golman1748]

Arbitros malísimos...esa liga es un chiste

[@charlieburton9967]

The USA has really ruined lower level football!!

[@marwin4038]

A lot of these are all-ethnic teams. Who is to say these are USA matches? The futsal match was all hispanic, including the officials. Come again....

[@djw34]

Do we get to see a video of players making mistakes. Open goals missed, penalties missed, missing the ball etc as well? Referees are human. Some obvious mistakes yes but a player who makes a massive mistake rarely gets any abuse. No ref, no game.

[@ISTSoccer]

yes more bloopers clips coming

[@jtm1283]

Maybe I should wait before writing a comment, but the first two calls looked entirely correct. It doesn't matter if you also touched the ball while committing a foul; it's still a foul. And the best place to locate a foul is where it initially happened. edit: OK, some of the later calls were just awful....

[@MazTheWizard]

Not sure about which calls you are talking, but the first 2 are absolute shitty calls. First one is far from a foul and the second one should be a penalty but the linesman probably said it wasn't inside the box, which is an absolute terrible call.

[@flavio2153]

Only 11 minutes long?? I was expecting this to be a 6 hour part 1 video considering like 98% of the videos posted have garbage refs

[@ccorbett88]

Should have titled this one, Stevie wonder and Ray Charles have a go at refereeing football. Those are just disgraceful

[@jambow-4709]

may of these were correct tho. I dont know why you added so many obviously correct calls. Maybe you should learn the laws or something man idk...

[@RefKirby]

Are you going to make a video of the 99% of decisions during the game that the Referee got correct, or just the 1% of errors? If not, you are obviously expecting Referee perfection even at this amateur level, which is completely unrealistic.... Give me Messi on the field, only then do you deserve Collina as a Referee......

[@nathanbloke]

With the benefit of your VAR, some of these decisions might be a bit dubious. But there was no VAR. Cut the refs a bit of slack.

[@Sirdickymint]

I'm in England watching this and I'm sorry these referees wouldn't get a licence

[@marwin4038]

Do you have one?